A rare presentation of delayed traumatic lumbar hernia after motor vehicle collision

J Surg Case Rep. 2022 May 31;2022(5):rjac188. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjac188. eCollection 2022 May.

Abstract

Traumatic abdominal wall hernia is defined as protrusion of bowel or an abdominal organ through a disruption of musculature and fascia following a severe blunt trauma. We report a case of a patient who had a delayed presentation of a traumatic, superiorly located paralumbar hernia months after the initial admission.

Keywords: delayed; hernia; lumbar; traumatic.

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  • Case Reports